Video: Sukkot video for kids
It’s time for the Feast of Tabernacles! The Feast gets Jelly dreaming of a world of peace and harmony after Jesus Christ returns to establish the wonderful Kingdom of God. (Isaiah 11:6, Leviticus 23:29-43)
B'tayavon: Labneh pita pockets
*Labneh is strained yogurt that spreads easily on bread or pita and is much healthier and tastier than mayonnaise (my apologies to all mayo-lovers out there). For Israelis, labneh is a regular staple at the table and if you’ve ever been to an Israeli hotel you would have definently seen it at the breakfast buffet.…
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Video: Absolutely uncertain
A new, 18-minute mini-documentary follows the journey of Irina, a 23-year-old liberal, Jewish New Yorker who voted for Obama in 2008. Yet as her connection to Israel has grown, and she has learned more about the President’s policies across the Middle East and towards Israel in particular, Irina has come to realize that “when the…
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Iranian Official Mocks Netanyahu's UN Speech
By ELAD BENARI, ARUTZ 7— A senior Iranian foreign ministry official mocked on Sunday Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s over his bomb diagram during his UN speech last week. Addressing a ceremony in Iran’s southern city of Kangan on Sunday, Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan Qashqavi said, according to the Fars…
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B'tayavon: Sweet potato pizza
*Pizza in Israel has a different flare than pizza in the U.S. For starters, kosher pizza can’t have any meat toppings since you can’t mix meat and dairy. Since pepperoni and bacon aren’t an option, Israeli pizza joints are very creative with the vegetable toppings they offer: tuna, corn, hard boiled egg, etc. One of…
DetailsJerusalem's shelter of peace
By DANIEL GOLDMAN, JPOST— This week, hundreds of thousands of Jews will ascend to Jerusalem filling its roads, holy sites, and public parks over the festival of Succot. In addition, Jerusalem will be the focus of attention for millions of Jews across the world celebrating the holiday. But in a year when tension between Jews…
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Orange, onion and date salad
Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil ¼ teaspoon cumin pinch of cinnamon pinch of cayenne pepper 1 red onion, sliced thin ½ cup lemon juice, fresh ½ salt, divided 1 ½ lemons, seeded and the flesh chopped in chunks 6 dates, cut into thin slivers 4 large oranges, peeled and sliced thin Directions 1) For the…
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Spot Report: "Rejoice, it's the feat of tabernacles!"
Think of this: “Then the survivous from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship Yahweh the Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles” (Zechariah 14:16-19) Pray this: Gracious Father, we rejoice in the confident expectation of Messiah Jesus’ ultimate reign over all the earth. Help us…
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The Sorry State Department
By VICTOR SHARPE, CANADA FREE PRESS— It should come as no surprise that the State Department has much to answer for in the abysmal manner in which it so disastrously allowed the horrific murder of the American Ambassador, Chris Stevens, and three other Americans by Muslims in Benghazi, Libya to occur. And who must bear…
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The Palestinians' dubious UN move
By DORE GOLD— PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has again declared his intention to carry out his plan to gain U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state with the opening of the U.N. General Assembly this past week. However, it is not entirely clear how the Palestinians will execute their plan this year, after last year’s effort…
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The universal festival of Sukkot
By RABBI TULY WEISZ, ISRAEL 365— Having made “aliyah” to Israel one year ago, my family and I have now celebrated all three major pilgrimage festivals as residents of Israel. There are too many differences between the way Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) is celebrated in Israel and back home in Ohio to even count. Driving…
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Wish I'd said that
“The booth is designed to teach us not to put our trust in the size or strength or improvements of a house, nor in the help of any man, even the lord of the land, but in the Creator, for He alone is mighty, His promises alone are sure.”—Samuel Aboab, 14th century
B'tayavon: Watermelon and feta salad
*Every year at Ben Gurion University of the Negev they have a day called Yom Hastudent (Student Day). Student Day is a glorious event when classes are canceled and the students take over the university lawn. There are concerts, water slides, games, vendors of all varieties, contests, and tons of free food. Inevitably, the snack…
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Let the Palestinian Authority collapse
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— With the Palestinian Authority teetering on the brink of financial ruin, an unlikely deliverer has stepped in seeking to save the day. The would-be rescuer is neither a wealthy Gulf Arab sheikh nor a playboy Saudi prince with money to burn, nor even a misguided European government looking to curry favor…
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Obama, Democrats, and the Jews
By ISI LEIBLER, ISRAEL HAYOM— The disproportionately high profile of American Jews in the U.S. presidential election contest and the efforts invested by both candidates portraying themselves as supportive of the Jewish state has assumed surrealistic levels. Overall, Israel’s standing in the U.S. today is at an all-time high. Yet, the Democratic convention spotlighted the…
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A Flimsy U.S. Sanctions Policy Toward Iran
By ILAN BERMAN, WASHINGTON POST— Recent revelations from the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran has both continued and expanded its uranium enrichment activities have focused attention anew on U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic — and what more can be done to stop Iran’s march toward the bomb. This is, necessarily, a conversation about…
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Iran: Time for new world order to oppose 'uncivilized Zionists'
By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— In his much-anticipated address before the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for a new world order that does not operate in service to “the devil,” which he rather clearly identified as the “Zionist entity.” After complaining about escalating Western sanctions against Iran…
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Netanyahu calls for red lines!
By BILLY HALLOWELL, THE BLAZE— This afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly, spending the bulk of his time warning the world against a nuclear-equipped Iran. He challenged global powers to draw a “red line…before Iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment to make a nuclear bomb,” and…
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